Chapter Eleven
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Vincent POV
Pet name? I ask myself as I walk behind her, and appreciating her nice back. Take note, I am talking about her back, not her behind, and not her fine ass. Just her back
As I get closer to her, she turns around, and smirks as if she heard my thought. She mouthed Mr. Hottie
When we sat on our seats, I move closer to her ear, and whispers, "Fine, you win. But let's not forget the word delicious on the last word. Yes, that's right; I'm a delicious Mr. Hottie." I said before I lean back on my sit, smirk, and saw her looking shocked.
"What did he say that made you look like you've seen a ghost”? Zoey asked her, and look back at me.
Aella shakes her head and that made me chuckle.
Aella POV
When I heard Vincent chuckled, I feel like my cheeks are burning.
"You're blushing." I heard Tina whispered.
"I'm not." I replied, but my good niece smirks at me.
The program ended but the party and band are still in full swing. The waiters now are serving hard liquors to the adults, and the playground for the children is now open.
"How are my favorite daughter, and my favorite nieces, nephew and granddaughter doing in here”? I heard Uncle Ronald said as he pull out a chair from the other table, and put it between Nancy, and Tina who was shocked but then gave Uncle Ronald a smile
Nancy chuckled, and rolled her eyes. "We're good Dad." Nancy said to her father.
"You are drinking." He said, looking at our glasses. The men drinks brandy while we're drinking cocktails.
"Yes we are. Well of course except Tina." Nancy replied, making Tina smile.
"Don't get yourself drunk or else, we'll be tossing you in the pool." Uncle Ronald said, chuckling.
"That my dear father won't happen, we don't easily get drunk. I mean, have you forgotten the competition we had two years ago”? Nancy replied to her father.
"Yes, that's right." Uncle Ronald said.
Seeing Vincent looked puzzled, I smiled at him, and say "Two years ago, we had a drinking competition here. We were asked to group ourselves according to whoever we wanted. It ended as the groups of parents, us, and other two groups of our cousins." I started, and I saw Vincent looking interested. I even saw Nancy nodded while, Andrew, and Zoey chuckles.
"Long story short, the contests only mechanic is to drink until one group left but the hardest part was one bottle of brandy per hour." I asked as we all chuckle, and remembering the good old days.
"Wow." I heard Vincent said. "How many bottles did you drink”? He asked making us all laugh in chorus.
"That's for you to find out, mate." Zoey said, grinning.
"Fifteen”? He asked, smirking.
"What? Are you going to kill us”? Zoey reacted making us all chuckled.
"Not exactly I just don't know your capabilities in drinking alcohol." Vincent replied.
"Seven." Zoey, Nancy,, Andrew, and I said in unison.
"Are you kidding me”? I heard Vincent reacted, making us all chuckle.
"They're very competitive, that's why." I said.
"Who”? He asked.
"Our dads" I replied.
"Your Dads”? He asked again, and looking at Uncle Ronald for confirmation, making us nods our heads.
"We didn't know they could drink that hard. Seven bottles, and still can walk. When we were on our sixth bottle, we were having a hard time to open our eyes." Uncle Ronald said.
"You won against your fathers." Vincent replied, and we nodded. He looks like he doesn’t believe us. You're lucky; I don't want to do that again.
"You're an alcoholic." Said Vincent
"No we’re not. We just drink occasionally. We don't make it as a hobby." Nancy replied.
"Well...”? Nancy reacted as she looks at Vincent.
"I'm feeling something there but I don't know if she felt it too." I heard Vincent said before my mind got drunk? I think I'm hearing things. Am I drunk?
I don't think so, Aella.
Well.. Did he really say that?
"Yes." I heard Zoey answered. Did I say it out loud?
"Yes." Nancy, Zoey, and, Andrew said in unison.
They answered my thought?
"I think, it’s still a yes." I heard Vincent said, giving me a handsome smirk. Good Lord, why does he have to smirk like that?
Since almost everyone here are our relatives, some of our family friends said their goodbyes, and went to their own places. The children and some of our cousins had their own pool party while we were just watching them.
"Why don't you guys join them”? GM asked.
"Uh.. We like it more here, GM, and besides, we don't want catch colds tomorrow." Andrew replied to our grandmother who gave him a slap on the shoulder making, Andrew almost threw his drinks. We chuckled.
"You're just lazy to change clothes." GM replied, looking angry. "You are my lazy Grandchildren." She said, before leaving us behind.
We laugh.
"So you are the lazy grandchildren group, I assume." Vincent teases, making us roll our eyes at him. He chuckled.
"We're not lazy" we said in unison. We look at each other, and contain our laughter.
"Yeah, I bet you were not." Vincent said, and gaining an "of course" to the four of us. He chuckled, again.
"What Tina took so long”? I asked Nancy. "Where is she anyway”? I added.
"Maybe she decided to stay inside because we're drinking." Zoey interrupted.
"That's not Tina at all." Nancy replied, earning a nod from me. Yes, she likes it more here. When I called her phone, it went off busy.
"I'll just check her inside. See what's keeping her." I said to our group, and stood up to find my niece.
Vincent POV
She's such a great Aunt. She cares for her so much.
"She really seems like Tina's mom." Zoey said to us, smiling. Yeah. I thought while all of them nodded. She's a great woman.
"She's a mother hen to her. Even when her mother was still on earth, she's really close to her." said Nancy. "The moment our cousin died, she ran to Aella, and cried her heart out. She was devastated. Both of them but Aella didn't show it to Tina, just to me." Nancy said to me, and all I did was to nod because there's nothing I can say about that.
She might look strong outside but when it comes to her family, she's very emotional.
"She's a nice woman." Nancy added.
"She is." I nodded in agreement.
"Well... Who is this nice woman that you guys are talking about”? We heard Aella asked who is walking towards us.
"Just someone we knew." Zoey replied, and Aella nodded who went straight to her seat. Beside me, of course
That's where she belongs.
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